CBSE NET Labor-Welfare June-2013 Solved Paper III

The process of comparing actual performance with standards and taking necessary corrective action is called

Controlling

Communicating

Co-operating

Co-ordinating

Answer: a

An aggregate of several related action plans that have been designed to accomplish a mission within a specified time period is known as

Project

Policy

Process

Programme

Answer: d

Principle of direct contact, reciprocal relationships and principle of continuity as principles of coordination are advanced by

Luther Gullick

Henry Fayol

Mary Parker Follette

Havold Koontz

Answer: c

Which one of the following is not a function of the Personnel Department?

Employment Activities

Manpower Adjustment

Grievance Handling

Quality Management

Answer: d

Which one of the following is not time based incentive plan?

Halsey Plan

Merrick Plan

Rowan Plan

Emerson Plan

Answer: b

The concept of “End spurt” is associated with which of the following?

Job satisfaction

Morale

Monotony

Fatigue

Answer: c

Which of the following is not a part of the Scheme of Workers'Participation in Management in India?

Shop Level Councils

Joint Level Councils

Unit Level Councils

Industrial Level Councils

Answer: d

Who has described intiation and implementation as the two stages of organizational innovation?

John Child

Zaltman et. Al

Manzet. Al

N. R. Anderson

Answer: b

Which of the following cannot be said to be a trade union in true sense?

Craft Union

Industrial Union

Company Union

Federation

Answer: c

The name of which of the following legislations has been recently changed?

Workmens'Compensation Act

Employees'State Insurance Act

Maternity Benefit Act

Payment of Gratuity Act

Answer: a

Which of the following organizations coordinates and controls the working of voluntary welfare agencies in India?

ESI Corporation

EPF Organisation

Central Social Welfare Board

Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

Answer: c

What is the name of the experiment which marked the beginning of Labour Welfare?

Hawthorne Experiment

New Lamark Experiment

Philadelphia Experiment

Mule Spinning Department Experiment

Answer: b

In which of the following we notice under-employment in a large measure?

Coal Industry

Textile Industry

Banking

Agriculture

Answer: d

Which of the following components is not true as a part of unemployment definition?

Physically fit to work

Mentally fit to work

Ability to discharge the work most efficiently

But, unable to find work

Answer: c

The special provisions relating to Lay-off, retrenchment and closure as given under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 apply to those establishments where at least

100 workers are employed.

50 workers are employed.

200 workers are employed.

500 workers are employed.

Answer: a

Which of the following is not an industrial action in India?

Strike

Lockout

Picketing

Mass casual leave

Answer: d

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 requires advance notice to be given for going on strike and lockout in public utility services only. Which of the following specifies serving of notices for strike and lockout in nonpublic utility services also?

Inter-Union Code of Conduct

Code of Discipline in Industry

Code of Efficiency and Welfare

None of the above

Answer: b

Which of the following barganing is based on workers'contribution to productivity?

Coalition Bargaining

Concession Bargaining

Productivity Bargaining

None of the above

Answer: c

Which of the following labour legislations in USA made unions more powerful than management?

Wagner Act

Taft-Hartley Act

Narris-Le Guaradia Act

Landrum-Griffin Act

Answer: a

Which of the following practices lead to democracy in trade unions?

Regular meeting

Fair and timely elections

Audit of accounts of union

All the above

Answer: d

Which of the following is not a mode of Workers'Participation in Management?

Works Committee

Employee Stock Option Plan

Joint Management Council

Joint Committee for Policy Formulation

Answer: b

Which of the following is not a bipartite body?

Works Committee

Canteen Committee

Safety Committee

Standing Labour Committee

Answer: d

Which one of the following is not a tripartite body?

Indian Labour Conference

Standing Labour Committee

Joint Management Council

Minimum Wages Advisory Board

Answer: c

Under whose regime as Union Labour Minister, majority of codes were evolved by the Central Government?

V. V. Giri

Guljarilal Nanda

Khandubhai Desai

Bindheswari Dubey

Answer: b

Which of the following statements about Joint Management Councils is wrong?

The scheme of Joint Management Councils (JMCs) was formulated by the CentralGovernment.

It was implemented in all industrial establishments in the country.

It was not implemented through any statute.

It consisted of representatives of labour and management.

Answer: b

Which of the following can be said to be an Industrial Relations body/machinery in USA?

Ministry of Labour

National Labour Relations Board (NLRB)

National Productivity Council

AF of L & CIO.

Answer: b

The Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Services (ACAS) which was provided under the Industrial Relations Act of 1975 of Great Britain provides for

Conciliation and Arbitration of disputes

Disposal of dispute by collective bargaining

Matter to be taken to adjudication

None of the above

Answer: a

‘Closed shop’ means which of the following?

Joining union first and then employment.

Employment first and joining union later.

Not joining any union after employment.

A shop which is closed.

Answer: a

Under which labour legislation in India the provision of check-off has been accepted?

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Trade Unions Act, 1926

Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

Answer: c

Match the following:

List-I

List-II

Royal Commission on Labour

Labour Investigation Committee

First National Labour Commission

Second National Labour Commission

PB Gajendra Gadkar

Rege

Ravindra Verma

JH Whitley

A

B

C

D

4

3

2

1

4

2

1

3

4

3

1

2

2

4

3

1

Answer: b

Which of the following is an outcome of collective bargaining?

Award of Labour Court

Award of Tribunal

Arbitration Award

Consent Award

Answer: d

Assertion (A): The policy of triparttism on which the Indian Industrial Relations System rested, has failed to yield the desired results.

Reason (R): The parties to the tripartite bodies have resorted to conflict measures and adjudication.

A is right and R is wrong.

A is wrong and R is right.

A is right and R is the right explanation of (A).

Both A and R are wrong.

Answer: c

Majority of industrial disputes are settled by which of the following machinery in India?

Conciliation Machinery

Arbitration Machinery

Adjudication Machinery

None of the above

Answer: a

Which of the following is the meaning of ‘Cooling off’ period in industrial relations?

Workers to have bath after long hours of work with cold water.

Not to be annoyed at the place of work.

To have a proper spirit of implementing agreements.

The period from serving the notice of strike and the date of resorting to a strike in order to think coolly whether the workers should go on a strike or not.

Answer: d

Which one of the following is not a subject matter of industrial relations?

Trade Union and Collective Bargaining

Strikes and Lockouts

Unfair Labour Practices

Employee Compensation and Welfare

Answer: d

Safety net provision is a part of which of the following?

Accidents prevention andsafety policy

New economic policy

Corporate social responsibility policy

Employee adjustment policy

Answer: b

Assertion (A): In the post economic reforms era Indian business houses initially had to take strong decisions in terms of cost cutting measures and human resource rationalization.

Reason (R): Economic reforms opened up markets and allowed foreign direct investment causing the domestic industry to compete on uneven level playing ground.

A is right, but R attributed is wrong.

A is wrong, but R is right.

Both A and R are wrong.

A is right and R is attributed is logical.

Answer: d

During whose tenure as Prime Minister, the Economic Reforms in India were initiated?

Smt. Indira Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi

Dr. Manmohan Singh

Dr. P. V. Narasimha Rao

Answer: d

Which of the following is not a contributory factor for HR outsourcing?

Strategic Reasons

Financial Reasons

Trade Union Hassels

Competitive Factor

Answer: c

Which of the following statements about downsizing is not correct?

Mergers and Acquisitions are responsible for downsizing.

Technical up gradation cannot be attributed as a reason for downsizing.

Downsizing helps in getting rid of deadwood.

Cost-cutting measure is a reason for downsizing.

Answer: b

Match the following: Management Strategies Propounders

List-I

List-II

‘5’ forces analysis

Business Process Engineering

Balanced Scorecard

Core Competency Model

Robert S. Kaplan & David P. Norton

CK Prahlad & Gary Hamel

Michael Porter

Michael Hammer and James Champy

A

B

C

D

2

4

3

1

3

2

1

4

4

2

3

1

3

4

1

2

Answer: d

Which of the following is a force that acts as stimulant for organizational change?

Nature of the workforce

Technology

Economic Shock

All the above

Answer: d

The Japanese 5's'model deals with

Housekeeping

Assembly lne production

Quality assurance

Cost effective measures

Answer: a

Match the following:

List-I

List-II

POSDCORB

14 Principles of Management

Integration Theory of Management

Management by Objectives

Mary Parker Follette

Luther Gullick

Peter F. Drucker

Henry Fayol

A

B

C

D

2

3

4

1

2

1

4

3

2

4

1

3

2

1

4

3

Answer: c

Which of the following training programmes is meant for a new employee?

Sensitivity training

Apprenticeship training

Induction training

In-basket exercise

Answer: c

Which of the following statements is not true about benchmarking strategy of TQM?

It is related to the efforts of Kaizen.

It is related to the raising of criteria for selection.

It is raising the performance standards of the organization.

It is a people driven activity.

Answer: b

Which of the following is not a type of HRM strategy?

Task focused strategy

Development oriented strategy

Turnaround HRM strategy

Placating HRM strategy

Answer: d

Which of the following is not a ‘lab’ in the sensitivity training, also known as Laboratory training?

Stranger lab

Cousin lab

Organizational lab

Family lab

Answer: c

Which of the following statements about the recent trends in HRM is not correct?

Employer branding is attempted to be achieved through HRM practices.

Competency mapping is a recent trend in HRM.

Measurement of HR through balanced scorecard has taken shape.

Performance and Knowledge Management are not related to strategic HRM.

Answer: d

Which of the following is not a method of dealing with resistance to change?

Education and Communication

Participation

Facilitation and Support

Coercion and Punishment

Answer: d

Which one of the following statements is wrong about OD?

It is a diagnostic process.

It is an intervention mechanism.

It is a punitive mechanism.

It is a value driven mechanism.

Answer: c

The ‘Managerial Grid’ model was developed by

Robert Blake and Jane S. Mouton

Lawler and Porter

Fiedler and Garcia

Hersey and Blanchard

Answer: a

Assertion (A): Structural inertia is an organizational resistance process to change because organizationshave built in mechanism toproduce stability.

Reason (R): People with a high need for security are likely to resist change because it threatens their feeling of safety.

A is right and R is a correct explanation of (A).

Both A and R are right, but the R does not explain the (A).

Both A and R are wrong.

A is wrong and R is right.

Answer: b

Match the following:

List-I

List-II

Ethnocentric

Polycentric

Regiocentric

Geocentric

These organizations adopt synergistic strategies to function across geographies.

These organizations create an integrated system with a worldwide approach.

These are home country oriented organizations.

Outward oriented culture where individuals follow the saying that “When in Rome, do as Romans”

A

B

C

D

2

4

1

3

4

1

3

2

3

4

1

2

1

3

4

2

Answer: c

The case study method of OD was developed by

Christopher C. Longdell

Eric Berne

Udai Pareek

S. R. Udpa

Answer: a

Which one of the following is not a principle of labour legislation?

Principle of Protection

Principle of Social Justice

Principle of Social Security and Welfare

Principle of Reasonable Standard of Living

Answer: d

Which one of the following is not based on the principle of welfare?

Mica Mines Labour Welfare Funds Act

Iron Ore Mines Labour Welfare Funds Act

Minimum Wages Act

Dock Workers (Safety, Health, Welfare) Act

Answer: c

Which part of the Indian Constitution divides jurisdiction for enactment of Labour Legislations?

Distribution of Legislative Power

Directive Princples of State Policy

Fundamental Rights

None of the above

Answer: a

Which Labour Legislation has been enacted on the basis of Right to Association as given under the Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution?

Minimum Wages Act

Payment of Wages Act

Trade Unions Act

Industrial Disputes Act

Answer: c

Which of the following cannot be said to be a factor influencing the growth of Labour Legislations in India?

Rise of Trade Unions

International Labour Organization

Growth of Humanitarianism

Caste System in India

Answer: d

Which one of the following recommended enactment of a wagelegislation in India in order to rectify the problems relating to payment of wages of industrial workers?

National Commission on Labour

Royal Commission on Labour

Labour Investigation Committee

Adarkar Committee

Answer: b

Which one of the following is not a type of labour administration machinery in India?

Central Implementation Machinery

Industrial Implementation Machinery

State Implementation Machinery

Regional Implementation Machinery

Answer: b

Which one of the following Labour Legislations provides comprehensive benefits to industrial workers in India?

Employee Provident Funds Act

Employees'Compensation Act

Employees'State Insurance Act

Maternity Benefit Act

Answer: c

Which of the following statements is not correct?

India has ratified more than eighty Conventions of I. L. O.

Trade Unions Act of 1926 is based on I. L. O. Convention number 87 called Freedom of Association.

I. L. O. Is a tripartite body.

Governing Body is an organ of I. L. O.

Answer: a

Under which of the following categories the Shops and Commercial Establishment Legislations can be included?

Wage Legislations

Social Security Legislations

Working Conditions Legislations

Welfare Legislations

Answer: c

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act is the result of the ratification by India of which of the following Conventions of I. L. O?

Unemployment Convention, 1919

Forced Labour Convention, 1930

Weekly Rest (Industry Convention) 1921

Right of Association (Agriculture) Convention, 1921

Answer: b

The age of dependent for obtaining dependent's benefit under the Employees State Insurance Act has now been enhanced from 18 years to

20 years

22 years

24 years

25 years

Answer: d

Which of the following has not been implemented through any legislation at the National level?

Joint Management Council

Workers'Participation in Management

Recognition of Trade Unions

None of the above

Answer: d

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy led to an amendment under which of the following legislations?

Factories Act

Mines Act

Plantation Labour Act

None of the above

Answer: a

The provision relating to suspension has been made under which of the following legislations?

Industrial Disputes Act

Trade Union Act

Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act

None of the above

Answer: c

What is the wage limit to be eligible to be covered under the Employees'Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952?

Rs. 6, 000

Rs. 6, 500

Rs. 7, 000

Rs. 7, 500

Answer: b

Which of the following statements is correct?

There is a statutory provision for recognition of Trade Unions in India at the Central level.

There is no statutory provision for recognition of Trade Unions in India at the Central level.

Code of discipline provides both for Registration and Recognition.

There is provision for recognition under the Inter-Union Code of Conduct.

Answer: b

Under which of the following legislations women avail maternity benefit upto six months?

Maternity Benefit Act

Employees'State Insurance Act

Both under A & (B)

None of the above

Answer: c

Which of the following legislations apply to unorganized sector workers in India?

Minimum Wages Act

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970

All of the above

Answer: d

The Factories Act, 1948 requires the appointment of the ‘Safety Officer’ in factories employing at least